May 2021 Minutes Annual Parish Meeting
BELTON AND MANTHORPE PARISH COUNCIL
CHAIRMAN - COUNCILLOR KATY GIBSON. 32, LOW ROAD, MANTHORPE, NG31 8NQ. TEL 01476 563958
CLERK - CHRIS. MORGAN, 10 MANCHESTER WAY, GRANTHAM NG31 8RR
TEL. 07758762811
BELTON AND MANTHORPE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
Minutes of meeting held at the School Room, Belton on Thursday 27th May 2021 at 7pm
1) Present: Chairman Cllr. S. Syddall, Cllrs - S Thompson, Rona Hallam, Eve Farley, J Ashford, Adrian Charity, Clerk C.Morgan.
Members of the public, None
2) Apologies – None
3) Minutes: - Minutes of the last meeting, held 27th May 2021 had been circulated, unanimously agree that that were an accurate and true record of the proceedings, proposed Sally Thompson seconded Rona Hallam, RESOLVED Chair to sign the Minutes..
4) Chairman’s Report
The Chair, Cllr Syddall, welcomed everyone to the meeting. He then addressed the meeting stating that 2021/2022 had been a relatively quiet year as far as the Parish Council was concerned. He remembered former Cllr Jon Bishop, who had died in the year and how he had brought valuable experience to the P.C. he was knowledgeable and always measured in his responses and replies and he will be missed by all of us. Planning applications throughout the year had been the main area of work for the Councilors, but there had been no contentious issues as far as the P.C. were concerned. The Chair spoke about the continued good relationships with the National Trust, and especially Ian Cooper. Cllr Syddall felt the process for consultation which had developed during the year was a lot better than the previous Liaison Comm Meetings that were held, and he thanked Ian Cooper (who was not able to make the meeting tonight, for his work and information that he had given when attending the P.C. Meetings during the year. There had been an extra meeting in October to Co Opt a Councilor onto the P.C. to represent the Rosedale ward, and he thanked the incumbent Adrian Charity, for volunteering for this role. There is the ongoing issue of speed, of vehicles, through the villages of Belton and Manthorpe and it was hoped that the Speed Watch initiative could have some impact on this. During the year there had been consultations re Regulations for Burial Grounds and as a P.C. we need to be mindful of this as if approved and applicable to the Manthorpe Burial Ground this would mean reducing the plot numbers and then the obvious consequence of less income. There had also been consultations as to whether Grantham should have its own Town Council, this matter is ongoing, but could mean if some of the proposals are accepted that part of the Manthorpe (Rosedale Ward) could be taken into a Grantham Parish.
19.10hrs meeting concluded.